John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4341 Oliver Goldsmith 1730?-1774 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4341 |
| AUTHOR: | Oliver Goldsmith (1730?–1774) |
| QUOTATION: | The man recovered of the bite, The dog it was that died. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog. |
| Note 1. While Fell was reposing himself in the hay, A reptile concealed bit his leg as he lay; But, venom himself, of the wound he made light, And got well, while the scorpion died of the bite. Lessing: Paraphrase of a Greek Epigram by Demodocus. [back] |